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BRIDGES

We have a gift for you. It doesn’t need batteries, but it may energize you.

We have a gift for you. It won’t purr, but it may be comforting.

We have a gift for you. It has no calories, but it may enrich you.

The gift is BRIDGES - Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support, a program of classes and support groups exclusively conducted by and for individuals with mental health diagnoses.

MHA of Eastern MO is the exclusive provider of BRIDGES in Missouri.

BRIDGES Crossings Classes - ten weeks, one class weekly, two hours each - explore diagnoses, treatments, medications, self-advocacy, communication, strengths, hope and success with people living with a mental illness.

BRIDGES Support Groups - one year, one session weekly, up to two hours each - explore strengths, coping, treatments, medications, self-advocacy, communication, hope and success with people who have a mental illness diagnoses, whether receiving treatment or not.

The BRIDGES Program hires successful "graduates" as Teachers and Support Group Facilitators.

This gift is yours, if you are a mental health consumer or an agency that serves individuals with mental health diagnoses.

This gift is yours, if you want to hear and share the wisdom of other mental health consumers.

This gift is yours, if you believe in the power of the mental health recovery experience.

Interested? Call the BRIDGES Program Director at 314-773-1399 (1-800-359-5695 toll-free) or e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..